Arctic melt Archives - Carrier Management

Thawing Permafrost Could Damage Up to 50% of Arctic Infrastructure

Thawing permafrost could put as much as 50 percent of Arctic infrastructure at high risk of damage by 2050, requiring tens of billions of dollars in maintenance and repairs, scientists warned. The ...

Arctic Region Broke Heat Record in 2020

An Arctic temperature record of more than 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) was reached in a Siberian town last year during a prolonged heatwave that caused widespread alarm about the intensity of global ...

The Arctic Just Finished Its Warmest Winter Ever

Winter at the top of the world wimped out this year. The Arctic just finished its warmest winter on record. And sea ice hit record lows for this time of year, with plenty of open water where ocean ...

New Year Will Unleash a Deep Freeze Upon Much of the World

A deep freeze is about to descend on North America, Europe and Asia thanks to record high temperatures across the Arctic. How's that? "Think of it like a seesaw," said Matt Rogers, president of ...

Weather Shifts Likely as Arctic Melt Creates Weakest Gulf Stream in 1,000 Years

Gulf Stream water currents in the Atlantic Ocean have slowed to the weakest in as long as 1,000 years, threatening shifts in U.S. and European weather, as well as coastal sea levels including in New ...